Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Thomas Quinn, MD In this segment, Dr. Quinn discusses important milestones in the history of HIV/AIDS within America. He then transitions into the modern era with an analysis of the "End of Exceptionalism" initiative by the CDC to blood test the masses for HIV-screening purposes regardless of individual risk factors.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Thomas Finucane, MD Join Dr. Thomas E. Finucane, Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, as he discusses his May 2007 article in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association titled, "Tube Feeding in Dementia: How Incentives Undermine Health Care Quality and Patient Safety."

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Thomas Finucane, MD Join Dr. Thomas E. Finucane, Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, as he discusses the myths and realities of feeding tubes for patients with advanced dementia.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Brown, MD In this segment, Dr. Brown examines the process of pulmonary rehabilitation. In addition he defines criteria a physician should use to evaluate if a patient should undergo pulmonary rehabilitation.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Brown, MD In this segment, Dr. Brown talks about current COPD treatments and their effectiveness.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Brown, MD Dr. Brown discusses the single most important intervention for patients showing warning signs and/or developing manifestations of pulmonary disease: quitting smoking.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Brown, MD In this segment, Dr. Brown examines the diagnostic fundamentals of COPD and the most accurate methodologies used to diagnose this pulmonary disease.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: G. Terence Wilson, PhD Dr. G. Terence Wilson discusses the controversy about manual-based psychological treatments as a model for research and practice.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: G. Terence Wilson, PhD Dr. G. Terence Wilson examines Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, the most common eating disorder encountered by health care professionals.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: G. Terence Wilson, PhD Dr. G. Terence Wilson talks about the most effective therapies for bulimia nervosa.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: G. Terence Wilson, PhD Dr. G. Terence Wilson discusses the complications of treating anorexia nervosa.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: James Bream, JD Every doctor gets asked at one time or another to give medical advice to a family member or friend. Dr. Larry Kaskel puts attorney Jim Bream to the test to find a way out of a potentially sticky situation.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: James Bream, JD Attorney, Jim Bream joins Dr. Kaskel to discuss the very real effects of Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome and what do about it, as well as concrete steps doctors should take if they are sued.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: James Bream, JD Learn about the myths regarding medical malpractice when attorney Jim Bream joins Dr. Kaskel for another lively discussion.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Sandeep Vijan, PhD What are the economic implications of the study on cost-effectiveness of high-dose statin therapy in high-risk patients with coronary artery disease? Recent clinical trials found that high-dose statin therapy, compared with conventional-dose statin therapy, reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Sandeep Vijan, PhD What is the Cost Effectiveness of High-Dose Statin Therapy in High-Risk Patients with Coronary Artery Disease? Recent clinical trials found that high-dose statin therapy, compared with conventional-dose statin therapy, reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and stable coronary artery disease (CAD)....

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Sandeep Vijan, PhD Recent clinical trials looking at the benefit vs cost of high dose statins have found that high-dose statin therapy, compared with conventional-dose statin therapy, reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and stable coronary artery disease (CAD).

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Antonia Baum, MD Mood disorders are prevalent in the general population, and in spite of the appearance of invincibility, athletes are not immune to depression. This segment addresses the treatment of depression in athletes.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Antonia Baum, MD We all know that exercise is helpful to our cardiovascular system and for physical fitness. Just how might it help treat anxiety and depression? Find out in this segment from Sports Psychiatrist, Antonia Baum.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Antonia Baum, MD Sports Psychiatrist, Antonia Baum shares the most common psychiatric illness found in athletes and explains its impact on the game.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Antonia Baum, MD How can an athlete benefit from seeing a Sports Psychiatrist? Learn about this new type of athletic training from Dr. Antonia Baum as she shares the many nuances of her Sports Psychiatry practice.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Harold Urschel, MD This segment describes how many government agencies have taken steps to help improve and expand access to care for the addicted patient.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Harold Urschel, MD This segment addresses how a practicing professional can benefit from a combined approach to treating addiction, including pharmacotherapy and counseling.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Harold Urschel, MD In this segment Psychiatrist Harold Urschel describes specific pharmacotherapies for treating alcoholism and how this impacts the clinical practice.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Harold Urschel, MD Alcoholism, a chronic disease, is the third leading cause of death in the US. Psychiatrist Harold Urschel talks about the changing face of dependency and newer treatments available.